Electricity, the natural force that Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla engaged in a bitter rivalry over due to differing theories, is quite a subject of human fascination. Like magnetism, many charlatans of the late 19th and early 20th centuries claimed to have developed devices that could do everything from increase breast sizes, to curing illnesses like tuberculosis.
For the most part, these claims were fraudulent. However, recent evidence is starting to suggest that at least one claim of these clever tricksters was not entirely false in nature. In the same way that testing is being conducted to determine what effects magnetic fields have on pain management, some are theorizing that the closely-related force of electricity might also yield benefits for relieving acute and chronic pain.
There is still quite a bit of controversy surrounding the supposed effects of electricity in the area of pain management, as well as a heated debate over whether or not it has any effects at all. Still, some scientists have found the idea plausible, largely due to the data obtained from testing conducted with magnetism. Magnetism and electricity have always been closely related by...